Meet JORI !

We are so so excited to introduce you to our newest member of the Board.  Jori Reid is a birth mom and has been apart of the BIB Community for almost a year now.  She is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside and has a great love and passion for adoption, especially working with the birth moms. 

Here is a little about Jori:
"I am a adoptee and birth mother. I was adopted into an amazing family when I was 6 months old. I had an open adoption placement with my daughter in Oct 2008. I then met my husband the following year and have been married for 4 years this November. Together we have two fun, loving, energetic 2.5 year old twin girls. In Mid-July we are expecting our son Liam. I love adoption and telling people what a blessing it can be. I currently volunteer at our community Christian pregnancy center offering confidential pregnancy tests to women and counseling then about their options of parenting or adoption. In the past I have been on panels for FSA, made an adoption video for LDSFS, and written blogs posts for several adoption websites and organizations.I love the BTG group and I look forward to talking to the other awesome birth mothers at our meetings. "

We are so excited to have Jori on our Board.  She will be our BTG Rep and will be working on bringing support groups to you NATIONALLY! She is here for the birth moms and will represent the birth moms on the Board so if you need something, she needs to know! 

Here is a little more about Jori:
"When you love someone unconditionally, you do what is best for them, not yourself. It was hardest lesson I ever learned - placing my daughter for adoption. It was also the best thing I have ever done and a huge testimony builder. Early in 2008, a Utah family prayed and told the Lord they felt that their family was not yet complete. They had no idea that their prayer would soon be answered. The next night the couple received a phone call about a young woman in Delaware that was pregnant and thinking about adoption.... "
"...As an adopted child, it is natural to wonder where you come from. Just knowing is a natural thing to want. I never thought that in a million years this day would come for me because the chances are very slim to almost impossible to find biological families when you have closed records. There are millions of agencies and private investigators that would have helped me, but they wanted a lot of money that I, as a college student, did not have. So through dedication and determination, I met my biological mother on May 8, 2009, and she said it was the best Mother’s Day present she has ever received. She told me that placing me was the hardest thing she has ever done. I was able to relate to her. Even though it was the hardest choice, many people’s lives were blessed because of it. Now we are forming a bond of friendship that can never be broken. There were a lot of answered prayers that day. The void in my heart is now full because of her. There is no more wondering. I am so thankful for the gift of adoption, and I want the world to know just how bittersweet adoption can be. My life has truly been blessed by adoption. I want to thank my biological mom for doing the right thing for me, even though it was the hardest thing for her. "

 

You can read her full story that was published over at BRAVELOVE here. 

There will be more to come from Jori and we are so excited to get her out to your area to bring the BTG Community to you!!! 

questions for Jori: jori@blessingsinabasket.org

What have we been doing???

WOW!  It has been a crazy few days, well months actually!!  I am going to roll a whole bunch of updates into ONE giant post for you...this is great stuff so I hope you will read through this with me!!!

If you ran the BIG TOUGH GIRL 5K then you know how awesome it was!  All the pictures are up on the Official 5K FB PAGE.  I am always a little sad when it is over but man it is an emotionally draining event!  I can't thank everyone enough that sponsored, supported and participated in our race this year...and we will see you at the starting line in 2014!
It is amazing to see the local community come out and support adoption!

 

 

NEXT lets talk about the Birth Mother's Day Care Packages that we put together with BRAVELOVE.

They finally all shipped and I have been blown away at the amazing response that we have been getting....amazing pictures and comments and so much LOVE being sent back to us for this small act of kindness that SO many people were willing to put forth. 

We had adoptive parents buying for their child's birth mom and birth moms buying for OTHER birth moms and people just sponsoring a package to be sent to a birth mom of our choice!  It was just the most beautiful thing!!  I was so honored to be a part of this amazing project, to be able to recognize these BTG's and to raise their spirits during a very difficult weekend.  Here is what just a few are saying:

 

"Happy Birth Mothers Day! I just received my Care Package from Blessings In A Basket & BraveLove! I am walking on cloud NINE! I am sporting my BIG TOUGH GIRL tee today and this necklace - A Heart with the words You are in Here, I will probably where daily till I where it out and need a new one!!! Thank you Ashley Mitchell you are an Angel - Rock that conference this weekend! Praying for you day and night. For bringing the Triad together. In Agape beautiful sweet LOVE!" 

 

"Thank you to the wonderful ladies of #BraveLove and #Blessings in a Basket for the sweet Birthmother's Day gift!! So very thoughtful of you!!"

 

"Oh my goodness! What a special treat! You are just precious for thinking of me. I love all of it and the frame matches my kitchen perfectly as I have that beadboard panelling in my kitchen w village green paint too! Thank you ever so much!"

 

"Hi-got a sweet package in the mail today. At... first I was confused because it said happy birth Mother's Day-I was like "was this meant for ______ and somehow I got it?" (I know-that theory is utterly ridiculous and makes no sense) but then I realized-I AM A BIRTHMOTHER. This is the 1st time in 16 years that someone has seen me as that and given me recognition. Thank you. Sometimes I forget the gift that I gave because I feel like everyone else has forgotten in a sense. (Which I know is not true but it would be nice to hear it once in a while)I know that will never be the case with you. Love you so much!!!"

It is truly one of the greatest blessings in my life to work with and serve so many amazing people in this adotion community. 

 

NEXT I was invited to come out and speak at the FSA Colorado Adoption Conference on May 11th.  {this just happened to be Birth Mother's Day}.  This was a great honor to be invited!  I have been praying for an opportunity like this for several years and it was better than I could have imagined.  It is something that I will never forget!

 

 

I was so nervous to speak and I had my thoughts pretty well organized but when I got there, there were very few birth moms in class...which actually was ok.  It was so great to talk with the adoptive families and help them to understand the other side better...the healing process that we go through and their concerns with the process.  I love the adoptive families so much!!  My heart was just breaking for them and the fears and pain and love and joy and all the emotions that they go through.  I was so touched by their honesty and their OPENESS and DESIRE to learn from the birth mom perspective...wanting to be better to us and for us. 

 It was a GREAT testimony to me that we are all just trying to figure this mess out.  All sides struggle with so many concerns and insecurities and we have to learn patience with each other.  We can't make this work if we can't communicate, be honest and keep in mind why we are in this together...and that is for the love of a child!  We also have to learn what we can and CAN NOT control.  There are things that we stress over that are NOT our responsibility! 

Thank you so much to Kylee for inviting me out and sharing this sweet note after the conference.

"...Your message was really insightful and powerful to everyone in your class. I was talking to another adoptive mother about it and we were enlightened by the fact that we can't help our birth moms, but it is up to them. So often as adoptive parents, we really want to make things easier on our birth moms or try to help them heal. I really appreciated you letting me know that it isn't up to me.

You are an incredible, strong, powerful, loving woman. You bring so much joy and energy into the room when you speak. I was really grateful you would make the sacrifice to take time away from your family to come. Your message has really touched a lot of us.

Thank you so much!!!!"

 

I wanted to share this small clip with you from my class.  {this was recorded after the actual class}

 

 

 

It was really an awesome experience.  I was so honored to meet and share and talk with so many amazing people.  I was just blown away by the strength of this adoption community!  I was so blessed for my time with Kevin at LDS Family Services.  It was great to talk and discuss and brainstorm what birth moms need from agencies and the unanswered question "what is the best way to help!?"

 

Sweet and gengerous Annie and her hubby Thane {and sweetie baby Emma} let me crash at their house for the night and then was my ride all over town!  They adopted their sweet little girl and it was so fun to see them interact and be a family. 

Annie, you were above and beyond AMAZING!  Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your home and for being my support and tour guide for the weekend!

 

 

I was so nervous and I didn't know if I was going to be able to get through the day...emotions were high already with it being Birth Mother's Day, and Mother's Day weekend, I was away from home and I was speaking at an adotpion conference for my first time.  I was up early and stepped out of Annie's home.  Took a deep breath, the most amazing, cool fresh air ever!!  I was just instantly at peace.  God is so Good!!!

 

I got to meet Carri!  Carri has been a BTG in our community for a while now and she was close enough to make the drive to be at the conference...to support me and to learn and connect and share her story with so many!  I was so proud of her and her beautiful soul!!! 

 

{Carri is in the middle}

 

 

I also got to meet Jessica {btg on the left}.  She got thrown onto the birth mom panel with me at the last minute and I am so so glad that she did.  She is about 4 years out of placement and is so amazing!  She serves our country and is just an amazing soul!  I learned so much from her and it was such an honor to sit with her and share our stories.  She is SO strong!  So much stronger than I was at that stage...she just blew my mind!! 

 

 

And then there is Corrine!  What can I even say about this amazing, sassy rockstar mom and adoption cheerleader!?  Corrine actually ordered a placement basket from BIB two years ago and I have followed her blog and we have been FB friends since.  She has always been a great support and getting to meet her was such a JOY!  She is just the greatest person...So beautiful inside and out!

I learned so much from her...I also had the great privilege of hearing her sing to all of us to end our conference.  To say that I bawled through the entire song would be the understatement of the weekend!  She was amazing and it was such a blessing to hug her and see her in person...I look forward to seeing her again!!

LOVE YOU GIRL!!  You are a kindred SISTA!

 

 

So at the end of a very draining weekend before I flew out of beautiful Denver I had to make a pit stop...of course Annie was such a sweetheart and took me right where I needed to go! 

 

It was the perfect ending...

 

 

 

OR maybe the perfect ending was coming home to the sweetest gifts from my sweetie hubby and my kiddies!!

 

 

OR maybe it was spending time with my amazing Mother, rocking my BRAVELOVE shirt!

 

 

OR maybe it was the flowers that came from BRAVELOVE with a sweet note wishing me a Happy Birth Mother's Day!

 

 

OR maybe the perfect ending was the sweetest, most beautiful and wonderful Mother's Day card that I received from that sweet little boy that started this all....that sweet little boy that I placed for adoption..that I have had the great honor and pleasure of knowing and loving and watching....grow into the sweetest young man all because of the amazing job that his beautiful Mother does in raising him.

 

 

I am just so blessed.  It is never an easy weekend for any birth mom but I have to say...that even with the hardest parts to face...I HAD A GREAT WEEKEND and I am so lucky for all those in my life that allow me to celebrate in my own way and to support and lift me up when I need it!

 

 As you can see BIB has been super busy these past few months.  We look forward to shifting gears...taking a little time off to enjoy the upcoming summer months! 

 

Join us June 29th for the RACE FOR GRIEF in Bountiful.  We will be walking and we will have a table set up to share some Birth Mom Love!! 

 

 

 

 

My last day in the hospital...

As we close in on Birth Mother's Day which is Saturday May 11th I had some thoughts.  I know that some people think it is silly to celebrate that day...why not just celebrate on Mother's Day.  It is a hard thing to know unless you are a birth mom.  Mother's Day isn't always something that we feel like we CAN celebrate.  Claiming that day even though we are not doing the every day things for a child that a mom does is not something that we are all comfortable with.  So I love to celebrate on Birth Mother's Day.  It is my day to remember my time as that sweet baby boy's mother...remember the sacrifice that was made on my part and just to celebrate...celebrate being woman and our ability to give life...and the choice that we made that WAS TP GIVE LIFE.  Mothers come in all forms.  Adoption has taught me that lesson very deeply....so today I share some very sacred moments of my time as a mother to a boy....a boy that will celebrate having two mother's in his life....one that gave him life and one that daily helps him live his life. 

A little background...before you have your baby your caseworker or lawyer should go over all the paperwork with you, if they haven't yet, ASK THEM TO!!! I promise that once you are in the hospital and dealing with so many things around you, you are NOT going to be able to focus on what he/she is saying to you...So, they should go over them with you when you are lucid, semi-calm, and focused. It really helped me! We were able to go over them paragraph by paragraph. I asked a million questions, broke things down, stopped when I didn't understand and was explained to in detail what it was that I was signing when I turned over my parental rights to my child. WOW! What a load...what a concept! It is crazy because I look at my daughter and son now and don't know how in the hell I made it through, giving up a child, without DYING...but you DO!! YOU DO MAKE IT THROUGH!! And that is one of the MIRACLE of adoption!

I had invited the adoptive family to join me in the hospital for the birth. I needed to disengage myself as soon as that baby was born, I needed to be able to pass him along to the loving arms of his mother....or I never would have been able to let him go! I was very glad that they were there, but it was a difficult experience. They were all SO HAPPY, and they are an incredible family!!!...I couldn't have picked a better family for Derek, but I was dying inside and it was so hard....I never wanted them to leave but I couldn't stand having them there...my case worker was so wonderful and on my side every step of the way..."Do you want me to kick everyone out? I am going to kick everyone out!" she kept saying to me....she was all about being the bad guy for me! I wanted the adoptive mother to spend as much time with Derek as possible...she spent time in the Nursery, she fed him, she snuggled with him and changed him...but in the evenings, when everyone went home...Derek slept with me in my bed, in my arms!

I prayed for him and to him, I begged for forgiveness, I prayed for strength and understanding, I cried over him, I kissed him and loved him, I looked to him for guidance, I never wanted the mornings to come......

On day 3, the last day at the hospital, all of Derek's "new family" was there to bring him home!! They had gifts and balloons and smiles and laughter...I had death and regret and hatred and sadness, a sadness that swallowed me whole. My mother, father and myself asked for a few minutes alone with Derek before we signed the paperwork, then the case worker and the nurse-witness came and stood around my bed....she read the same paperwork that we had been over in great detail just weeks before and it sounded like it was in a foreign language...I cried, and cried and the nurse cried and my parents cried and I cried some more...as my tears covered the paperwork I signed the bottom of about 20 pages....I am sure my name is very illegible on the bottom of those pages. They left giving us some time to regroup and gather my things for discharge....I was empty...I felt nothing for those few moments...and then as we walked down the hall and turned the corner....there they were, the whole new family, celebrating, smiling, laughing....I hated them! At that moment, I was bitter and hated them....My dad, my hero, found an exit very quickly, he knew that I would NOT be able to talk to them, thank them, love them....I remember seeing a few of their faces, sympathy and compassion in their eyes...it meant nothing to me...

As we rounded the corner and were on the way out the door, my dad said "I feel like I am leaving my Grandson's funeral"...that was it, he had to literally carry me to his car after that, through the parking lot......I just couldn't stand any more!

I didn't say much for several days...I spent a lot of time alone with my thoughts, my sadness, my guilt, my anger, my love, my gratitude....

.........AND THEN, I got up, got dressed and started to heal....started to move forward....started to figure out who this new Ashley was, this person that will forever be a Birth Mom, this person that will have forever given the greatest gift that could ever be given.....a child, a life, an eternal addition to a family...
It took years to be here now.....but I am here....I did survive...I am a BIG TOUGH GIRL...again one of the greatest MIRACLES OF ADOPTION!!!...you do survive!

I love you birth moms!! For those who struggling to find balance as a birth mom, be strong....and know that YOU ARE LOVED and that you ARE THE MIRACLE........

Ashley Mitchell

the 7 year itch

As the month of April comes to an end I have so much to reflect on and to be grateful for.  It has been 7 years since I placed a baby boy for adoption....7 years...a lifetime ago. 

 

I have so much in my life and I SHOUT my gratitude daily!

But, I had to work very hard to be where I am now...to have this incredible blessed life.  So much of my journey to get to here started 7 years ago, even though I didn't know it at the time.

 

I have been looking through my "bin of adoption" this month, like I do once a year.  I am just overwhelmed by all the memories...it is like I am there...the smell, the sounds, the thoughts and emotions.  It doesn't take much to take me back...to remember!

I came across two letters in that box that I had written.  One was the "announcement letter" sent to the adoptive family that I had finally picked...and the other was one that I wrote and was sent 6 months post placement.

I was blown away by the contrast of these two letters, especially now with my 7 years of perspective.  I wanted to share some of those thoughts with you. 

{...I did this at 4:00am and didn't want to wake anyone..totally sleepy voice!...}

 

It just amazes me how much time has changed me and my soul and my thought process and perspective and how much my heart has healed.

 

I didn't really even realize my own growth that has taken place these past seven years until I looked over these letters.  I have worked so hard and I am so grateful to time and progress.

 

This young man is growing...he is smart, healthy and happy. 

 

I know made the right choice.  I know that he is where he needs to be to become the kind of man he was born to be. 

 

I love adoption.  I love my healing heart...it is a process.

 

Happy Birthday.....cheers to another year of growth, change and love.

 

xoxo-Ashley

 

 

 

 



Birth Mother's Day Care Packages

Fun Fact—Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12, however Birth Mother’s Day is the day before, Saturday, May 11.

This year, we’ve teamed up with BRAVELOVE for the first time to create a sweet care package specifically designed for birth mothers.

Why? Because we want birth moms to be honored and encouraged on this holiday. And we thought a few goodies would be a loving way to care.

The online store IS OPEN TODAY Monday, April 22 for you to purchase or sponsor a care package.

You have until midnight on Thursday, May 2 to get your order in. This guarantees delivery by Birth Mother’s Day (Saturday, May 11).

Questions?

How much are the care packages?
$29.50 (that includes shipping)

Who can buy one?
Anyone! You can buy one for yourself. You can buy one for your friend. You can buy one for your child’s birth mom if you know her address. We simply need you to provide a name and mailing address, and we’ll handle all the rest.

What if I don’t know a birth mom or her address?
No worries. You can sponsor a Birth Mother’s Day Care Package. Between BIB and BraveLove, we will make sure a care package gets in the hands of a birth mom we know.

What’s included in the care package?

White Tote {donated by blessingsinabasket.org}

BraveLove T-Shirt {donated by bravelove.org}

Picture Frame {donated by Above and Beyond Home Decor}

BraveLove Tumbler {donated by bravelove.org}

You are Here Necklace {designed by Stephanie Chavez Designs and donated by blessingsinabasket.org}

Journal {donated by bravelove.org}

Extra goodies {donated by bravelove.org and blessingsinabasket.org}

*shipping and fulfillment provided by bib

*vauled at $65.00

Where does the money go? Most of the items in the care package were donated or discounted. $1 per order will go to UPS for shipping. The remaining $28.50 will be evenly split and donated to both Blessings in a Basket AND BraveLove as a charitable gift.

So what’s the difference between BIB and BraveLove?
BIB is an organization focused on supporting birth mothers. BIB works directly with birth moms. Whereas BraveLove is a movement to change the perception of adoption through awareness and education. BraveLove hopes to be a platform of adoption stories, a hub of reliable adoption information, and a voice for birth mothers. Both groups believe adoption can be a beautiful thing and want to encourage a culture that’s more supportive of birth moms before, during and after placement. That’s why we’ve partnered this Mother’s Day to celebrate the heroic mothers among us!

From BIB Founder, Ashley Mitchell

Mother's Day is coming up and it is such a weird holiday for a birth mother.  To celebrate or not to celebrate?!  That is the question.  I am so grateful that Birth Mother's Day has become a day that is for me to be able to celebrate the life that I gave and the brief moments that I was able to be a mother to that precious child.  I never felt right about taking credit on Mother's Day for a title that on a daily basis I didn't deserve. 

Birth Mother's Day is a great way to show the birth moms the respect and love and support that they need, a way to recognize them and their brief moments of being a mother to a child that is now blessed with a mother AND a birth mother. 

"It takes a truly amazing person to work through the options and come to a decision that places your child first. You alone have the ability to see the world through your perspective. No one else can feel the deep love you feel toward this child. This uniquely qualifies you to make this decision....
You are a remarkable person for choosing to place your baby’s needs above anybody else’s, including your own."       Rick Hill, LDS Family Services

Support a birth mother, send her a package this Birth Mother's Day.  She deserves to be recognized for her great sacrifice! 

SHOP NOW

 

 

 

BRAVELOVE

We want you all to meet our dear friends at BRAVELOVE.  Now, all I would really need to do is show you this amazing video and then I wouldn't have to say anything else...BUT I want to say a little....but lets watch this first.

 It. Is. Powerful.

 

 

When I first watched this I thought....WOW!  Someone finally got it right.  Someone finally put a video together that was simple, to the point, no fluff and right on.

 

So as soon as I finished drying my tears I got on their website and sent an email.  Just a simple thank you from a birth mom that appreciated the video in all its humble glory.

 

And that is where BIB and BRAVELOVE meet for the first time! 

 

Over the past many months we have been talking monthly, planning, sharing and supporting each other. 

 

BRAVELOVE had an idea........

 

{I wont share that just yet}

 

I am so honored to have some of my story shared on their site....

You can read PART ONE HERE and PART TWO HERE

 

 

 

 

You will want to stick around for our BIG announcement happening tomorrow! 

 {FRIDAY APRIL 19th}

 

Just know that this is the place to come for Mother's Day/Birth Mother's Day goodies....

 

stay tuned!

 

 

 

 

 

We love our sponsors...REALLY we do!!

We are so blessed to have so so many amazing sponsors that continue to support BIB and all that we are trying to accomplish.  We depend on them so much and could not be hosting an amazing event like our Big Tough Girl Charity 5K. 

It is worth spending the time to get to know all of these amazing tribes!

To prove how much we love our sponsors and to show how much they love us...we put together this little clip for you! 

We love our sponsors...no really, we do! from BIB on Vimeo.

 

 

I just wanted to take a second and share our sponsors with you!  They really do mean so much to us and we have a very well rounded group of supporters!! 

 

Lets start with the Adoption Community, seeing how this is a race for the adoption community.

I have been so truly blessed to be involved in the community since BIB was born in 2010.  So many amazing families have reached out to me and have shown so much love and support.  They continue to amaze me and I happy to fight the good fight with them!

 

United for Adoption  is an amazing network of adoptive families, birth families, and adoption professionals which exists to improve the lives of children and others touched by adoption through support and education. UFA is actively engaged in community outreach and advocacy to raise awareness of adoption as a loving option.

 

Once Upon a Baby {first 50 that registered will receive a free copy of Shari's book}

A heartwarming tale of LDS (Latter-day Saint/"Mormon") adoption. Follow a child's journey from the Pre-existence to his family's home on Earth. The divine guidance of The Savior, along with the prayers of both birth and adoptive parents are gently and lovingly portrayed in this tender story of the ultimate "Happily ever after."

 

we are also including pass along cards for any adoptive hopefuls to our runner bags.  If you would like to include something about your family please contact us at btg5k@blessingsinabasket.org

 

 

Of course our  most random sponsor would be the always funny Bangers & Mash Tees.

The owner, Lindsay, is my sister-in-law and I am grateful for the support that family continues to show me through this adoption journey.  But I know that she does NOT just sponsor this event because we are related...she truly has a heart for women's issues across the board and supports the choice of adoption  from all of our btg's.

 

 

 

We have been so blessed to have so many amazing people from the Running Community jump in and support this race.  It is a little scary, we are such a small and humble event for a very specific cause and we can not compete with the bigger races in the surrounding areas.  Utah has so many great races so we feel truly blessed that any "running" organization is willing to help us out!! 

 

26 . 2 is  "A running store by runners for runners.
We only carry what we feel are the best running shoes and gear that really work and will bring results and a smile to your face!"  We are so grateful to them, they will be doing all of our timing and will manage the starting and finish line! 

 

 

I have had the incredible opportunity to meet Meagen of WomenRaces and she is so so amazing.  She teamed up with BIB and Bangers & Mash Tees to bring your our mini 5K series of videos.  It has been so great to have her a part of our race this year...she is super woman! 

 

"Searching for a race shouldn’t be as challenging as racing in one! The largest list of races will help you find and prepare for your next race, no matter where you are in your fitness journey. Easily search from your computer or mobile device any 5k, 10k, half, marathons, cycling, triathalons, Ironmans, and all races themed colored, or dirty. Pick the poison and we’ll hook YOU up!"

 

 

 

 

I have recently had the opportunity to meet and chat with Coach Lora aka The Blonde Runner.  She has been such an amazing support or our event and I am so grateful for her and her heart!! 

What else are people saying about Lora?? 

"Lora loves to show her enthusiasm for health and has used her positive “can-do” approach to help hundreds of people of all ages to reach their goals.Whether your goal is to run a marathon, enter your first triathlon or shed an unwanted twenty pounds, she wants you to become the next success story. If you own a business and want to get the word out about your products or service or would like to sponsor Lora, please contact her directly at lora@blonderunner.com."

She is amazing!

 

 

 

 

 

As always RoadID swoops in and supports yet another event!  They have provided all of our runner bags, race bibs and have been so generous with their raffle donations.  They amaze me in their willingness to give and give with the trust that the people will give back to them...so we are sharing the love...

 

 

Next we come to my amazing dear creative friends that are giving because they believe in me, in BIB and in their local community!  I have had the privilege to work with some of the most amazing artistic souls and have learned so much from them and their process. 

 

 So many are giving back to each of you through generous donations for the raffle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is still time to become a sponsor, add to our runner bags or donate to the raffle. 
btg5k@blessingsinabasket.org